Table 1

Mortality rate due to injury among infants in China, stratified by gender and urban/rural residence, 2009–2016

IntervalUrban residenceχ2 P valuesRural residenceχ2 P valuesaRR (95% CI)†
BoysGirlsBoysGirls
DeathsRate*DeathsRate*DeathsRate*DeathsRate*
2009–20103320.93524.70.4601.498345142.6278132.70.7950.373 6.04 (4.71 to 7.77)
2011–20123519.14325.51.6270.202271107.3260117.51.0960.295 5.05 (3.98 to 6.40)
2013–20144422.02915.81.9210.16623494.221596.60.0720.789 4.96 (3.87 to 6.35)
2015–20165224.13618.21.6980.19318477.313863.53.0740.080 3.32 (2.62 to 4.20)
  • Bold values indicate statistical significance.

  • * Rate is defined as the number of deaths due to injury per 100 000 live births.

  • † aRR: Relative risk adjusted by sex, was calculated using urban residence as the reference.

  • .CI, confidence interval ; aRR, adjusted relative risk.